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Newspaper
Decatur Weekly News
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1900
Page
7
An employer praises a clerk Edward for integrity while others are cited for lateness or fault. The boss contrasts the clerk’s spotless record with the mixed reports about colleagues and hints at advancement.
An appealing woman thrives on good food and open air exercise. Her health improves and her complexion brightens as she stays active outdoors. When constipated she uses Herbine to cleanse the system. Price, 50 cents. WOU Long del-Im
Dr Crevally of Sydney reports experiments on a co alcoholic serum challenging the Paris doctors Lapellier Thebault and Broca claims. The text also covers Ballards Snow Liniment merits and various odd anecdotes about everyday life and a child’s psychology remark on police influence.
A mocking bird owned by Mrs. William Neill, named Charlie, has been taught to talk. It imitates every noise heard, repeating popular call whistles used by boys, and can call a former pet dog with clear phrases like "Hear, hear" and a whistle.
An elderly Israeli man, 70 plus, lives in seclusion on Orchard Street refusing entry for three years. Census workers, aided by a Russian interpreter and police, coaxed him outside to learn his identity and purpose for census participation. The room hides a mysterious, sheet-covered corner, hinting at a concealed life.
A dated note highlights Horehound Syrup as a remedy for throat and lung troubles including coughs colds and bronchitis. It lists prices at 25 and 50 cents and mentions WH Long as the dealer.
An enumerator visits a room that once held two spaces now a workshop with chemical glassware and Russian cookbooks. A Russian scientist claims his life work nears completion and asks law officers to respect what they saw. He says he has been in the U S five years.
An old advertisement touts Pabler's Buckeye Pile Ointment as a tested cure for distressing piles. It claims price as 60 cents per bottle and 5 cents per tube, with sale through a dealer listed as W oH Long.
A room with windows facing the alchim ney heard a creaking noise as a bonnet was about to close. The bird, capable of crowing like a rooster and crackling like a hen, often bewilders residents by imitating common sounds such as the postman and policeman whistles.
Rev A B Lloyd on a Uganda road encounters a lion blocking his path. With a rock cliff to one side and a river below, he bellows and speeds the bicycle toward the crouching beast, hoping the animal fears the noise and motion.
Ad promotes Botanic Blood Balm as a universal remedy for syphilitic poisoning and blood disorders. It cites over 3,000 testimonials and offers free trial treatment by mail from Blood Balm Co. in Atlanta Georgia with medical advice and free trouble description.
An odd column argues about Mongolian residents in the United States amid Eastern tensions. It sketches stereotypes of Cantonese and Manchurian immigrants, claiming differing traits from piety and manners to crime and behavior, with a provocative tone.
Add water and sugar to Dr Tiche or s antiseptic and subtract the cnlic from your baby. Very pleasant and harmless reads like a medicine ad with a 50e cost from Morrow and Conyng dec Imu.
The article recounts Gen. Joubert's travels to England, the United States, and Canada in the 19th century, including a New York dinner where he attempted to speak Dutch. It notes language and liberty themes, his fluency in English, and remarks on Dutch language use in South Africa. It also mentions a New York speech in his honor and a note about Mrs. Neill's talking bird.
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